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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. When the company began installing electricity in homes, Morgan’s home in New York was one of the first to get electricity. Some founded innovative companies (e.g.,

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

Does your company have a COO today? That's what we found when we studied the top management teams of companies in Europe over the past three years. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing. Few European companies have COOs, although their numbers appear to be growing.

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